In light of the post I wrote about U’s decision to scale back a little on the number of transfers it’s accepting, I called up Geoff Dittberner, president of the Minnesota State College Student Association, the organization that represents students at Minnesota’s two-year colleges. Like a lot of his constituents, Dittberner is a student who Read more →
Daniel Luzer of Washington Monthly magazine — the publication that last year ranked St. Paul College as the best community college in America — reacts to Tim Post’s article on the University of Minnesota cutting back on transfers: (University of Minnesota Dean of Undergraduate Education Bob) McMaster also told Post that the university needs to Read more →
“Our transfer students on balance do not have the same kind of positive experience here as our undergraduates. … We haven’t been quite as selective with transfers as we have been with freshmen.” — University of Minnesota Dean of Undergraduate Education Bob McMaster on why the U is cutting back a little on the number Read more →
Check out how one state senator has sounded off on professors: In offering a Senate companion bill to the House’s HF717 mandating the 100 percent transfer of credits among MnSCU schools, Sen. Michael Jungbauer (R-East Bethel) told the Senate higher education committee yesterday that professors are just standing in the way. The problem? He suggested Read more →
Since we’ve recently been on the subject of credit transfers, here’s a USA Today piece by student Jeremy Azurin with tips to smooth out the process. You can read the whole piece here, but below is a bullet-point summary: Be clear with yourself about whether you want or need to transfer. Remember the additional costs Read more →
Alex Friedrich